Alex White (Dublin South, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I do not accept the suggestion made by the Deputies that this represents some kind of licence for inappropriate or excessive use of personal data or sensitive personal data. The contrary is the case. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caolain has asked where is the personal protection of the privacy of citizens.

The answer to his question lies in the Data Protection Acts and is evident from the central role of the Data Protection Commissioner, as clearly referenced in this Bill. Deputy Kelleher may not have intended to convey the impression at the outset of his contribution that sensitive personal data are open to interpretation in some way. They are not as they are defined.

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